New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-11
is HE THE True B0MB-THROWER9
SING SING CoNvICTs AFFIDAVIT


IS HE THE True BOMB- THROWER?
SING SING CONvICTS AFFIDAVIT
HE swEARs THAT THE REAL CRIMINAL Is ~ THIS
CITY. AND MADE A CONFESSION TO HIM-THE
ACCUSED MAN CARPENTER EMPLOYED
BY THE THIED AVENUE RAILROAD
COMPANY.
Attorney y. =. Wagener, of No. 50 Second-avc..
sent TELEGRAM to Captain Black III Chicago yes
terdly the effect that he had affidavit stating
positively that the man who threw the bomb at
the IIaymarkct riot was in New-Yorl City.
Mr.. WAGNER seen by n reporter Gt an early
hour this morning nj his house. lie said
Franz Mayhoif. who was convicted OF attempt
ing to de;raud the Greenwich Insurance Company
IN October and sentenced to Sing sing for four
and half years, wrote to me some DAYS ago. and
on November > went to sing Sing where he made
an AFFIDAVIT before the notary public of the prl.on.
to tue effect that he knew the man who threw
he Haymlrkct bomb. The affidavit is Substantial
ly follows: " ! am thirty-slx years of age; was
born in Meek lcnburg. Germany. have wife aud
three children in Hamburg ! have been three
years and five months in this country. last lived
at No. 40 East seventy -fourth-st Early in Janu-
ary. 1887, | was introduced 10 Kllmann Scheuiz
by William Schaff | often heard Schari speak
Of Schcutz. Scharf told me Schcn;z was an
AT No. 4l5 Last Lightly -irst-st. Mrs Horst was
present
"Ihc first time after that that saw Scheutz was
ton sunday morning two weeks later ZIG spoke
Of anarchy dynamite and arson. and of the
bomb at the iiaymarket. lie told me that he had
he had to make his escape l asked hIm
why he hal 20 make his e,eape, lie
SAID that the police suspected that he WIS con-
ccrued and that he got away. Schari was present
at tins interview They are Both Anarchists
Ihis conversation took place at p. III.
I .Ee1 SCI If he
Ilaymarket bomb, and he said; Speaking Is sill
yer silence Is gold"
at "' the corner Of Eighty-irst-sr aud
First S SeGeGn IT. 2IiTq me He to sad hfe ,he
man must be killed IN the daytime because
he had $4,000 IN his safe lie showed
thing to do with HIM. He SAID: You're good |
have done worse than tnat. was one of Tho
Anarchists in Chicago threw The bomb; others
are suffering for II. Bnt thars none of my bus-
ness" lie told me that he had three bombs IN his
saichel and that he had been behind wagon at
the time of the iavmarkct riot. IL had been agreed
to throw tho bombs when the police intericred.
but the blOOdh0unds came too late. lie SAID;
" threw one blue bean"
My next conversation with him was one week
later at No. 800 East seveniy-~xl-st.
There he showed me two pieces Of iron. or
least 'Rsy hey S%kSd S9 rop %omI lie a;trd iS%
him no. lie sad Those are bombs"
and asked me If wanted one. asked him # they
woud never carry anything but loaded bombs
My next conversation with him February
ls., scheutz sad IN reference TO the Chicago An,
archists II they hang those men, Grlnncll and
the twelve men must die like dogs"
two weeks later, he spoke about the bombs and
meeting held in Irving Hall at the time
the Anarchists were sentenced He had "a satchel
at that time containing three bombs and he
said that he would have thrown them had the
blood hounds become unbcarabo.
".scheutz lives at No. 1856 First-avc, and is
employed at carpentry"
Scheutz was the principal witness for the people
at MAY hOil's trial. Scheutz IN employed III tho
repair shops OF the Third Avenue Surface Railway.
Mr. Wagner said that he had great faith III tho
affidavit He SAID: Tho affidavit was made on
November and IN German communicated
with the counsel for tho condemned men
/ went 10 Superintendent Murray tonight and
asked HIM to search the premises occupied by
Scheutz and he told me that 1t would DO necessary
for me To get "a warrant.
RUMORED SHOOTING OF MR.. GRINNELL.
A STARTLING STORY AT MIDNIGHT IN CHICAGO
WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE UNTRUE
Chicago. Nov. ia big black " h iskered
policeman rushed into tho Jail about 124O a. m
today and declared that report had spread on
the streets that States Attorney Grnnell had been
shot. Immediately the jail Office became a scene of
confusion. Depurics whispered to each other and
newspaper men rushed out to run down the rumor.
Deputy Cleveland declared that he did not believe
the for tho that two
hours previously telepnonic inquiry
was made from n police station asking If 1t
was true that Sheriff Matson had been shot. Off
Ger Jackson, who brought the report of GrnnelPs
being shot, said that he on duty IN the Cflmi-
nal Court Building and was called up by tho tele-
phone from the Central Police Station The desk
sergeant At the Central said:
We have u rumOr that the States attorney has
been killed. DO you know anything of it Al the
Jail !"
hs started the officer over to the jail, where he
found that he was the first to bring the rnnor
there. A few minutes after 1 clock II became
known positively that there was truth III the
report Stcnographer Purcell, Of Mr.. GrnnclFs
Office. communicated with GrnneIrs house and
found that he was safe and sound in bed.
THREA TENING TO MURDER DETECTIVE
SAN FRANCISCO, NQv. 10 tSpcioD.-The latest move OF
DINING, suspected murderer Of Ben Hayon. Is 10 apply
through friend who alleges that DINING Is Illegally
restrained OF his liberty he Is not held by process
of law order OF osnr but Is kept il confinement at the
caprice OF the Chief OF Police The writ has been made
returnaDlc Detective Hogan, whs has done
Of the work OF collecting evidence against Dmmg
and tracing the later connection with Dr. Bowers mas
received many threatening letters recently he
will be killed II he persists In his work They nave nau
such effect him that he will not eat or drink OUTSIDE VI
his own house for fear VI being poisensd